Edwin Blosser: Composting & Compost Utilization 101
This longtime composting consultant, will explain the nature of high-quality, humic compost, how to make it on-farm, and its value for crops. Learn how compost can reduce fertilizer and water needs for the plant.
Edwin Blosser is a longtime instructor in the art of crafting and utilizing high-quality compost in production-scale agriculture. The company he founded, Midwest Bio-Systems, supplies the needs of the emerging sustainable agriculture market by providing compost windrow turners and other equipment, as well as the knowledge needed to economically implement sustainable, organic growing practices. He focuses on providing a framework that addresses the physical and biological aspects of soil fertility in addition to the chemical aspect. This framework guides growers in economically implementing successful and profitable sustainable or certified organic agricultural practices. At the heart of sustainable and organic soil fertility programs are compost mineral blends, compost tea and pure and enhanced microbial cultures. His goal is for farmers to consistently product high-value, highly humified compost.
(1 hour, 26 minutes, 38 seconds) Recorded at the 2014 Acres U.S.A. Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, December 4, 2014.
Edwin Blosser is a longtime instructor in the art of crafting and utilizing high-quality compost in production-scale agriculture. The company he founded, Midwest Bio-Systems, supplies the needs of the emerging sustainable agriculture market by providing compost windrow turners and other equipment, as well as the knowledge needed to economically implement sustainable, organic growing practices. He focuses on providing a framework that addresses the physical and biological aspects of soil fertility in addition to the chemical aspect. This framework guides growers in economically implementing successful and profitable sustainable or certified organic agricultural practices. At the heart of sustainable and organic soil fertility programs are compost mineral blends, compost tea and pure and enhanced microbial cultures. His goal is for farmers to consistently product high-value, highly humified compost.
(1 hour, 26 minutes, 38 seconds) Recorded at the 2014 Acres U.S.A. Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, December 4, 2014.
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